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Pope Gregory merged the holiday of celebrating Jesus Christ’s resurrection with the pagan spring festival while keeping the pagan symbols. These symbols include the rabbits and eggs as they symbolized rebirth. Many believe Christians named Easter was named after Eostre, a pagan goddess of fertility. They did this to improve the chances of people converting from pagans to Christians.. Easter egg dye used to be made naturally out of onion peels, tree bark, flower petals, and juices. Dying Easter...

Food Trucks are returning to Medford this spring! On Thursday April 21^st the food trucks will be parked on Main St. Food trucks will be parked from 5PM – 9PM.

These are the food trucks which will be available:

Brotherly Love Cheesesteak Spring Roll Co.

Cousin’s Maine Lobster

Dan Waffle’s

Dominics Tavern

Empanada Guy

Jeremiah’s Custom Cuisine

Matty G Dogz

Smokin’ Addiction BBQ

The Fabulous Fig

The Munchie Machine

The Traveling Tomato

For a full menu of what these trucks have to offer, click here!

The holiday of pranksters goes back centuries. In the 16^th century, Pope Gregory XIII changed the standardized calendar from the Julian Calendar to the Gregorian Calendar (the one we still use today). The Gregorian Calendar added more days to the year, so this effectively made the new year celebration on Jan 1^st instead of at the end of March.

In the 16th century, news spread very slowly compared to what we are used to, so not everyone was aware of the change. And people would see others celebra...

What a great place to call Home!  3 BR 1.5 bath townhome in the Wintergreen section of Kings Grant. Hardwood floors welcome you and extend into the large open Living Area, with sliding glass doors out to the deck where you will enjoy relaxing all year round. The eat in kitchen is open to the Living Area and offers lots of cabinets, newer refrigerator, stove and dishwasher and vinyl flooring. There is also a nice powder room on this level. Upstairs you will enjoy the three comfortable carpeted b...

St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated annually on March 17th which is the anniversary of his death in the 5th century. Saint Patrick is credited with bringing Christianity to the people of Ireland after he escaped slavery. The Irish believed the shamrock (three leaf clover) was a sacred plant which symbolized that spring was coming. The first reported celebration of St. Patrick’s Day in America actually happened before the American Revolution. In a Spanish colony, where St. Augustine Florida is locat...

Presidents’ Day has been celebrated for centuries but it wasn’t always an official holiday or known as Presidents’ Day.

The idea for celebrating Presidents goes back to the year 1800. George Washington died in December of 1799, and every year after that his February 22nd birthday was a day of remembrance. In the 1800s, Washington was known as the most important figure in American history. There was a big celebration for the centennial of his birthday, and the Washington Monument started to be bu...

Conversation hearts were supposed to be medical lozenges. In the 1800s, pharmacist Oliver Chase from Boston invented a machine to make the lozenge production process easier. He ended up making the first candy making machine. Chase then went into the candy business and developed Necco wafers. People also give their pets Valentine’s Day gifts. As of 2021, people spend $1.7 billion for their pets for the holiday. Most roses sold on Valentine’s Day are imported from South America. A Swedish king st...